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Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of nine illustrating the blessing and consecration of a virgin. The women leave the cloister of their monastery dressed in secular clothing and enter the church for the ceremony, accompanied by older matrons. Here they are presented to the bishop by the archpriest at... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. As the Offertory of the Mass begins, the new abbess comes before the bishop once again with her women companions and kneels before him in order to kiss his hand. When she returns to her place, the Mass proceeds -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fourth of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. After blessing a veil with holy water, the bishop places it on the head of the new abbess so that it falls across her shoulders and back and down to her eyes -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. Seated on his throne and with attendant priests at his side, the bishop offers the book of the Rule of her order to the abbess-elect -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. The abbess-elect kneels before the standing bishop while he lays his hands on her head, blessing her -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. The abbess-elect, her face unveiled, leaves the enclosure of the monastery for the ceremony accompanied by two older matrons. She kneels before the presiding bishop and makes her oath of office. Then she places her hand... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last in a series of nine illustrating the blessing of a monk as an abbot. The new abbot, wearing a mitre and holding a crozier, kneels before the presiding bishop in front of the altar for the bishop’s final blessing -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the eighth in a series of nine illustrating the blessing of a monk as an abbot. The presiding bishop places a mitre on the head of the new abbot who kneels before him -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the seventh in a series of nine illustrating the blessing of a monk as an abbot. Seated on his throne, the presiding bishop offers a crozier to the new abbot while his community looks on -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the sixth in a series of nine illustrating the blessing of a monk as an abbot. The new abbot kneels before the bishop, seated on his throne, and receives a copy of the Rule of his order from the bishop. His fellow monks stand in witness to this